Amme
[ˈamə]
The verdict
“Amme” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #41,639) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.
- #41,639
- frequency rank, German
- 113,935
- “A” headwords
- 3
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Amme |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈamə] |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #41,639 |
| Misspellings tracked | 3 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Amme” sits in German frequency
Easy to mix with look-alikes
The spelling risk for Amme is neighbouring look-alikes ("Amt", "Arm", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced [ˈamə]. Frequency #41,639 among 113,935 “A” headwords. Gloss: "eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau".
Our generated misspelling index lists 3 likely wrong-spelling variants for Amme, with forms such as "ame", "amem", and "mame". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Amt", "Arm", "are", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Amme, spelled A-M-M-E.
Definition
- 1eine ein fremdes Kind stillende und betreuende Frau
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ame,amem,mame
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Amme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Amme”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is A-M-M-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈamə] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Amt” - see the side-by-side comparison. Amme vs Amt
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.